Gas-fixture



W. KENNEDY.

GAS HXTURL APPLICATION FILED 050.28. 1917.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

ATTO NEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER KENNEDY, 'OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAS-FIXTURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER KENNEDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful'Improvements in Gas- Fixtures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to gas-fixtures and more particularly has reference to a type of gas fixture intended to represent the type of electric lighting iixture in which a candle is used representative of a candle light.

Referring to the accompanying drawings I have illustrated in Figure 1 in front elevational, parts being broken away, a suitable form of gas fixture embodying an application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail of same partly in cross section and parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a gauze disk adapted to be secured beneath the mantle. Fig. 4 is a similar view of another gauze disk within the mantle holder.

Referring now to Fig. 1 it will be observed that the base of the fixture is constructed to represent as nearly as possible the socket of an electric lighting fixture, the extreme base 16 being screw-threaded to engage the gas bracket to which the fixture may be attached. Upon this base is seated the base 17 which sockets the slidable member 18 both of which are representative of a conventional form of electric socket having a key 19. Within the slidable member 18 projects upwardly the burner or gas outlet 20 controlled by the key 19 and around the gas outlet 20 is secured the pillar 21 the base 22 of which is cut away at 28 to admit the air and upon the shoulder formed by the base 22 is seated the ring or disk 24 which serves as a base or seating for the white enamel cylinder 25 representative of a candle. 26 indicates the tube of the pilot light which it will be observed is seated in the base 27 of the gas inletwhere it communicates with the passage 28 controlled by the screw 29, from which it will be seen that the gas entering at 30 passes upwardly through the central bore 31 subject to the action of the key 19 while some of the gas by-passes through the passage 28 subject to the screw 29 which controls its flow through the tube 26 serving at the top as a pilot light beneath the gauze disk shown in Fig.

Specification of LettersPatent.

improvements in Patented Oct. 19, 1920.

Application filed December 28, 1917. Serial No. 209,231.

l which is part of the mantle holder, said pilot tube 26 passing through the hole 32 in the gauze disk 83 shown to better advantage in Fig. 3 said last mentioned gauze disk being seated in the base 01" the cylinder 84: secured upon the top or the tube or pillar In assembling the fixture after the white enamel cylinder 25 has been placed upon the disk 24 the slidable portion 18 of the key socket is then slipped over and seats within the base 17 of the key socket as shown. The cylinder member 342 being provided with threads 35 now receives the internally threaded ring 36 of the holder 37 shown to better advantage in Fig. 5, the upper part of said holder being recessed to receive the base of the mantle frame as shown.

By reference now to Fig. 1 it will be observed that after the fixture has been secured upon the gas bracket, suflicient gas is allowed to enter which by adjustment of the screw 29 provides a small pilot light at the top end of the tube 26 just beneath the usual gauze diaphragm in the base of the mantle. By now turning the key 19 to allow the main supply of gas to travel upwardly through the Bunsen tube 21, the pilot ignites the same beneath the mantle andthe light is ready for the usual adjustment.

The hole 38 for the key is suiiiciently large to admit enough air to pass through the cut-away portions 23 to mix with the gas passing upward through the pillar 21, thus making it unnecessary to provide air holes as usual and the member 18* being removable from the base 17 the candle cylinder 25 may be lifted providing access for adjustment of the screw 29 for the purpose of cleaning or repair.

In the modified form of shade holder shown in Fig. 2 provision is made for a glass globe such as 39, whereas in some instances a fancy shade such as 40 shown in Fig. 1 may be better accommodated by a shade holder such as shown to better advantage in Fig. 5.

Of course it will be understood that various modifications may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

I claim: I

1. In a fixture of the character described, a two -part base portion beneath a candlelike cylinder portion the upper part of said base portion adapted to be seated upon the lower part 5 said base portion and slidable upon said cylinder portion, said slidable portion having a cut-away for a key and said cut-away large enough to admit air when said slidable portion is seated in position.

2. in a fixture of the character described, a two-part base portion beneath a candlelike cylinder portion the upper part of said base portion adapted to be seated upon the lower part of said base portion and siidable upon. said cylinder portion, a pilot light within said fir-zturc and means for adjusting the same accessible when said slidable porion is shifter.

3. in a fiItUI'e of the character described, a tun-part base portion beneath a candlelike cylinder portion the upper part of said base portion adapted to be seated upon the lower part oi said base portion andslidable upon said cylinder portion, a holder for a mantle the top Of said cylinder portion and a metallic gauze therein.

In a fixture of the character described, a two-part base portion beneath a candlelike cylinder portion the upper part of said base portion adapted to be seated upon the lower part of said base portion and slidable upon said cylinder portion, a holder for a mantle at the top of said cylinder portion and a metallic gauze therein, a pilot light tube within said parts and extending through said gauze to a point adjacent the gauze oi a gas mantle adapted to be mounted thereupon.

5. In a fixture of the character described, a two-part base portion beneath a candlelilre cylinder portion the upper part of said base portion adapted to be seated upon the lower part of said base portion and slidable upon said cylinder portion, a holder for a inantlc at the top of said cylinder portion and a metallic gauze therein, and means for securing a shade holder upon said first mentioned holder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

l VALTER KENNEDY.

ll itnesses ANNA F. DUFFY, THOMAS A. HILL. 

